Gavin Robinson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ministry of Defence: BelfastMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for his Department's site at Dunmore in Belfast.
Answer: The Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Estate Optimisation Programme is an ongoing joint programme to optimise and improve the defence volunteer estate. This includes the Reserve Estate in Northern Ireland and the use of Army Reserve Centre Dunmore. No...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Zones: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on developing the Enhanced Investment Zone for Northern Ireland.
Answer: Since confirmation at Autumn Budget of the continuation of the Enhanced Investment Zone, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has worked in partnership with the Northern Ireland Executive to drive forward the co-development of the des...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of veterinary medicine to treat botulism in cattle in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking steps to support the availability of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland after the end of 2025.Regarding the botulism vaccines, the situation will not change. Veterinary surgeons can continue to access the vaccin...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Married People and Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of not implementing the proposed changes to Spousal and Skilled Worker Visa applicants set out in the White Paper entitled Restoring control over
Answer: Further details and assessments of measures announced in the White Paper will be published in due course, when the relevant rules are introduced.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EU CountriesHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of allowing applications to be dealt with in the UK for asylum applicants who have been granted asylum in another European country.
Answer: Where a person already has asylum or subsidiary protection in another European country, the person’s claim will usually be declared inadmissible (meaning that their asylum claim will not be substantively considered in the UK), and they will be removed to ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: TrainingTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62192More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce VAT relief for pilot training.
Answer: Pilot training may be exempt from VAT when provided by an eligible body which meets certain conditions (for example, when provided by a government institution or certain regulated organisations), but otherwise will be subject to the standard rate. VAT-reg...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were received in Northern Ireland in the last financial year.
Answer: Available data on people claiming asylum in the UK is published in table Asy_D01 of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions detailed datasets’. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority is published in table Asy_D11 of the ‘Asylum s...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum and VisasHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were (a) received, (b) granted and (c) rejected for (i) asylum, (ii) Spousal Visas and (iii) Skilled Worker Visas in the last financial year.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type, including Partner and Skilled Worker visas, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D01’ whilst data on the outco...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to improve the asylum system.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced to Parliament on 30 January (Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025 - GOV.UK.) and the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May (Restoring control over the...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that decisions on third country asylum applications are dealt with within 6 months.
Answer: We always aim to process inadmissibility decisions as promptly as possible.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHares: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning the shooting of hares in their breeding season.
Answer: The Government considers the need for a close season for hares is justified more by animal welfare concerns than biodiversity and species conservation. In short, a close season should reduce the number of adult hares being shot in the breeding season, whi...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with animal rights charities on phasing out the use of animal testing.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year. To facilitate this Minister Vallance hosted a roundtable on 14.05.25 with representatives ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting Act 2004Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will strengthen the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs, except where it is carr...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61829More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the tax-free threshold for pensioners.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of the support available to them. Over the course of this Parliament, the yearly amount of the fu...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the defence industry in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The UK Government, through the Strategic Defence Review will make defence an engine for growth ensuring that our defence spending boosting prosperity, jobs and security for working people across all nations and regions. This includes in Northern Ireland, ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAerospace Industry: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 20971 on Aerospace Industry: Finance, what progress his Department has made on the allocation of the £975 million to boost the UK aerospace industry
Answer: Of the £975 million allocated to the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme between 2025/26 and 2029/30, £285 million has been committed so far. This funding is distributed across the Devolved Administrations as follows:RegionCommitted Spend from 2025/2...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChinook Helicopters: AccidentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with the families of people killed in the 1994 Chinook Helicopter Crash on the Mull of Kintyre.
Answer: The Mull of Kintyre crash was a tragic accident and our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends and colleagues of all those who died. The Chinook Justice Campaign, who represent many of the families of the Mull of Kintyre accident, have ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinook Helicopters: AccidentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of supporting a public inquiry into the 1994 Chinook Helicopter Crash on the Mull of Kintyre.
Answer: I want to extend my sympathies to the families of those killed in this tragic accident. Having lost personnel on operations myself, I know the pain that they feel. We have received a pre-action protocol letter from the Chinook Justice Campaign and are co...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29448 on Police: Workplace Pensions, what progress has been made on discussions with the Chief Constables in each of the devolved regions on the
Answer: The Home Office has engaged with the National Police Chiefs’ Council in working to resolve issues related to the McCloud remedy in relation to England and Wales.As policing is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the policy and legislative responsib...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of asylum applicants who have had their initial claims rejected and subsequently made a further application.
Answer: Data on initial decisions on asylum claims, including refusals, is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2025. Information on how to use the datasets can...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers subsequently submitted an application for family reunion by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) country of origin in each of the last five years; and how many family members were inclu
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics relating to family visas in the Immigration system statistics publication. Data on family visas can be found in the Entry clearance visa data tables. Table Vis_D01 relates to applications of entry clearance visas grant...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) country the number of asylum claims granted protection to (i) asylum seekers who crossed the English Channel by sea and (ii) all asylum seekers in each
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum, including by nationality, age and sex, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions of asylum claims, by the date of the decision, is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylu...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of the further submissions criteria in the asylum system.
Answer: All Further submissions must be considered in line with the UK’s obligations to assess whether the additional evidence means that an individual requires protection.We aim to deal with further submission claims quickly so that there is no incentive to lodg...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers processed had an application for asylum granted in another country in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor the application of legislation on the rights of migrants to (i) rent and (ii) otherwise reside in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Right to Rent Scheme (the Scheme) requires landlords and letting agents to check that prospective adult tenants have the relevant permission to access the private rental sector. The Scheme is in force in England only and has not been rolled out to the...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
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